I stayed one night at the Amarin Lagoon Hotel as one of a tour group. We were going to Sukothai the next day.

I was pleased by the clean and spacious room I was given, and I'm posting several pictures of it. I assume it was at least partially renovated not long ago. The bedroom floor was wood (or laminate), which set off the dark wood of the furniture. The room has a huge bay window which looks out into a grove of trees, which was quite pleasant. I did not notice any grimy things or areas in my room - either in the bedroom or the bathroom.

I was disappointed to find a fixed shower head, as I prefer the hand-held kind which the more up to date hotels now tend to provide. However, there were no problems with water pressure, and the provided hair dryer was adequate for its job (sometimes they aren't).

It was hot and humid (Thailand on April 1 just is), but the air conditioning was up to the task - in the dining room, lobby, and my room was. I was very comfortable in the room overnight.

The lobby was not very inviting, but it did have some computers providing Internet access on a pay per hour basis at a reasonable rate. The elevators (lifts) were a surprise: there are two and they are TINY.

As this hotel was booked by the tour company, I have no idea what the competition in that town is, or whether this is the best value for money. It is not located within walking distance of the town, and we didn't feel like paying for a shuttle to spend a little time exploring the area on foot in the time between our arrival and dinner, so we just hung around the hotel. A few members of our group went swimming and said they liked the pool, but I didn't try it for myself.